The West Side for July 7

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Homelessness in Western Wisconsin

Host Rich Kremer welcomed Duana Bremer, social services director for The Salvation Army’s Grace Place in Somerset, and Robyn Thibado, president of the Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care or WIBOSCOC and social assets director of West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency, Inc. or West Cap, to talk about homelessness in rural Wisconsin. Kremer and guests discussed the problem of homelessness in rural Wisconsin. Some of the topics included the expansion of Grace Place the homeless shelter in St. Croix County, possible benefits to the community, and the rising trend of homeless people outside of urban areas.

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